In Philadelphia, there is no shortage of historic churches closed due to maintenance costs and dwindling congregations. One Germantown resident has made it part of their life’s work to save the city’s stunning stained glass. Kimberly Haas has the details

A Christian sect inspired by Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg has a rich history in 19th century Philadelphia. But the medieval-inspired structures his adherents built in the Huntingdon Valley represent a true apex of craft for 20th century architecture

Christ Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church, a mountainous 131-year-old Gothic Revival landmark in West Philly, prepares for the end. Michael Bixler has the news

Applause and anger filled the room at the monthly Historical Commission meeting on Friday. GroJLart has the details

A quick check to confirm the final resting place of famed Philadelphia architect John Haviland pulls one historical researcher deep down the rabbit hole. Join Nicholas Pappas on an odyssey of obsession, intrigue, and reinterment

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Germantown has suffered theft, fire and blight since it closed in the summer of 2012, transforming a 113-year-old neighborhood anchor into a pressure point of crime and neglect. But redemption may be close at hand. John Henry Scott has the story.

With this month’s Marked Potential Shila Griffith gives us a rock climbing gym with a heavenly view inside the divine sanctuary of St. Andrew’s Collegiate Chapel

How a community rallied around restoring St. John the Baptist